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单选题
What does the author think about introductory courses like AP?

A．They are scientific and have positive impact on education．
B．They allow the average students to apply for colleges.
C．They will produce an embarrassing and revealing result.
D．Their results may arrive too late to be admission reference.

参考答案A

解析:
根据题干中的introductory courses定位到第四段：Introductory college courses such asAP．．．have done much to improve U．S．high schools in the past 30 years．They allow teachers to raiseinstruction，even for average students，to a level that prepares them for the rigors of college，as fewhigh school courses do．Since the final exanls in these programs are written and graded byindependent experts．anyattempt to dumb downan AP，IBor AICEcourse producesanembarrassing and revealing result．．．
详解:推理判断题。定位句指出，诸如学分、国际文凭和国际高级教育证书这样的高校入门课程对改进美国高中起到了很大的作用，任何试图简化这类课程的做法都会产生不良的后果。可见，这些课程的设计是科学的，作用是积极的，故答案为A.。B.“它们允许中等学生申请大学”，原文是说这类课程促使教师提升授课难度，从而让中等生达到报考大学的水平，B.曲解了文意，故排除；C.“它们会产生一个令人尴尬而又深省的后果”，该句是对该段第三句的曲解，原文提到简化这类课程会产生一个令人尴尬而又深省的后果，故排除；D.“它们的结果对于作为录取参考来说太晚了”，从文中可以看出，这类课程的分数一直都是录取参考，故排除。

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单选题
According to the author, how selective colleges pick up applicants?

A．They prefer those who have taken more AP courses．
B．They will take various factors into account.
C．They are delighted to see applicants take any APs.
D．They focus more on family backgrounds than APs．

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单选题
What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage ?

A．To accuse some educators of giving misleading advice.
B．To encourage students to take nine or 10 AP courses.
C．To reveal some inside information about college admission.
D．To suggest college applicants to take AP courses reasonably.

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Questions are based on the following passage.
In recent years there has been much talk of a "renaissance" in American manufacturing．A few things seemed to be on the side of the makers．For instance, until recently the dollar was weak．American wages were stagnant, but those in China were booming．Cheap shale oil and gas gave factories a boost．But as we argued recently, talking of a renaissance is overblown．And new figures, released today, add to the mounting pile of evidence saying that manufacturing growth is starting to slow.
We argued before that although there has been a recovery in American manufacturing in recent years, it is not a sustainable one．Employment in the sector is still lower than before the crash．So is one important measure of output: real value added．In short, America has not got better at producing stuff.Also, much of the recovery in American manufacturing seems to be based on a cyclical boom in"durable" goods--things that you expect to last a long time, like cars and fridges．During the recession, orders for durable goods plunged．That's because it is quite easy to put off such purchases．By contrast, it is more difficult to put off purchases of non-durable goods, like medicines, because people tend to consume them more frequently.
After the recession, production of durable goods soared．Cheap credit, for instance, spurred demand for new motors and rapid growth in carmaking．That sector accounted for over a third of the durable growth from 2009 to 2013．Yet a recovery based on a few durables industries is unsustalnable．This is because when pent-up demand is satisfied, a few big industries will suffer．Overall output is likely to stall.
New data confirm this prediction．Orders for durable goods fell by 1.4% in February．Motor-vel~cle orders fell by 0.5%．It is possible that the recent bad weather has had an effect here．But it may be a sign of something more troubling．As economists at Capital Economics, a consultancy, argue, "The more general malaise started back in the autumn of last year．Indeed, core orders .have now fallen in every month since last October．"
In recent months, non-durable goods have also fallen quite rapidly．What explains all this? The obvious culprit is the strong dollar, because it makes manufacturing exports (which account for roughly half of America's total) more expensive．Alternatively, it may be because consumers are starting to pull back on spending．In January, consumer credit grew at the slowest pace in over a year, according to recent data from the Federal Reserve．In recent months consumer confidence has dropped a bit．And companies may not be so confident, either, and are thus not in the mood to add to capital stock, says Steven Ricchiuto of Mizuho Securities, an investment bank．This does not bode well for American manufacturing or, indeed, for economic growth overall.
What does the author say about the recovery in American manufacturing?

A．It maev be put to an end soon.
B．It is merely an illusion.
C．It is a bounce before breakdown.
D．It lacks essential support.

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